Sponsorship and Leadership Process

Purpose

Sponsorship at the executive level provides the real and symbolic evidence that gives the project credibility, a critical early requirement. Leadership at the local level ensures that the project gains and retains momentum as it progresses.

The purpose of this activity is to create appropriate sponsorship and leadership processes for the project and the business. Sponsorship and leadership initiatives are targeted at mitigating specific human risks associated with the changes to the organization. Those risks should be listed on the Organizational Change Management (OCM) plan. The sponsorship and leadership strategy describes the approach taken to address those risks in a consistent and controlled manner.

Prerequisites

The trigger of this activity is that the Project Preparation Phase has been approved and completed.

Result

The outcome of this activity is a business- and project-specific sponsorship and leadership strategy that all parties involved, especially the sponsors and leaders, understand and commit to.